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How open source engineering for one planet (EOP) teaching resources are helping faculty infuse sustainability in diverse courses and programs
Anderson, Cynthia D.
Anderson, Cynthia D.
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EESD2025_#10_Anderson.pdf
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2025
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The demand for sustainability skills among engineers is growing quickly due to several converging global trends. The climate crisis, environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity represent some of the most significant challenges of our time. Engineering activities can both mitigate and worsen these issues. Industry commitments to sustainability and climate action are prompting employers to increasingly seek engineers with not only technological proficiency, but also a strong understanding of the social and environmental sustainability and climate impacts of engineering. Some governments even require sustainability education. Nevertheless, engineering graduates often lack the necessary skills, knowledge, and experiences required to safeguard and enhance both our planet and our quality of life. Curricular transformation is necessary to accelerate the preparation of the future engineering workforce and make sustainability a core tenet of the profession. The Engineering for One Planet (EOP) initiative aims to transform engineering education to address the increasing necessity of integrating essential climate and sustainability topics into every engineering discipline. Launched in 2020 through the collaboration of The Lemelson Foundation and VentureWell - along with numerous contributors from diverse backgrounds, lived experiences and sectors - EOP strives to prepare all engineers with fundamental competencies in social and environmental sustainability. This includes skills in environmental literacy and impact assessment, as well as professional and leadership abilities such as collaborative teamwork and critical thinking. This paper demonstrates how EOP's open source teaching resources are supporting the rapid integration of sustainability into engineering education.
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workforce development, industry collaboration, program assessment, engineering education, engineering for sustainable development, education for sustainabilty, sustainability in engineering